Leningrad Cowboys & Russian Red Army Choir - "Those Were The Days" / "Dark Eyes" - 8/11

[banzai1979]

Ryssät tulloo.

[Scientist4100]

Mindblowing!



[JAKOBMISSIR]

when you fly with an aeroplane you dont see borders you dont see black or white people you just see the earth you just see a living planet !!!!!

[LiLsisz]

@kallejularbo and @jesteria78: you are absolutely right: finns have no reason to appreciate russians, neither have russians to appreciate germans, neither red indians white men nor anybody anyone, except for one reason: we are all humans and only got one live. let's live it, together, killing each other is an option for those with suicidal tendencies....bless you psycho miko...

[jeanette31norway]

oh my that man in uniform i marry you anytime lol

[MrUrdal]

when i had promo for lening.pivot i wanted to organise a concert with red choir and lening.cowboys in france.

[gammondog]

Yes, those really were the days. And, although much has been lost,we still have much to celebrate. May you all have a happy and fun new year.

[jurmupaa]

Taihiti Lahteen

[jurmupaa]

Tää täytys saada tampereelle vunna 2012



[6mangalover9]

OhiOn TJ 13!

[superhep44]

what an amazing show, the russian sergeant has a stunning voice, it must have been them who ended the cold war, pure joy of life, just having fun together, not interested in origin or any politics, just being human beings together, thanks so much for posting!!!

[youngfeniansofeire]

long live  soviet russia from ireland

[kiminki]

<tämä kuoro on maailman paras

[cmcc414]

Does somebody know the lyrics of that part in russian...???

[beatrixme]

I'm so fucking proud of being 1/4 Russian!!!

[vuduvince]

Well when yall are back in lines to get bread, hit me up I'll send you an aid package.

[VincentVolaju]

dark eyes is fucking legendary

[joshua12345a]

reamber the days of coummunism when a man could just have a good time gangbanging a german divison in ww2

[phillyphanatic1830]

Да здравствует Советский Союз!

От Американских

[ConceptProduction]

3:41: It's the real face of communism, together and happy!

[crisamar]

@ConceptProduction The real face of Russia. Communism is a fucking shit.

[crisamar]

@crisamar Russia is Amazing. Communism, everywhere is a fucking shit

[Redcoat66]

Just Superb!!!!!!

[KOMUNISTA1993]

ПОЗОР !

[daitezaiti]

this is bloody good perforcement.

[DustSucker]

8 people don't remember those days.

[hoppidi6]

yarrami ye fener :D

[fclk69]

PÄÄSIPÄS SE PUNAARMEIJAIJAKIN HELSINKIIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEHE

[atrofalo]

what a mindfuck.

[boodeloughbumbalow]

This has to be the strangest thing I have ever seen on Youtube. I have now become infatuated with the Russian Red Army Choir.

[buffalo829]

Finnish and Russian POWER



[BijiApoCheHugoChavez]

CCCP takoj maladoj!

[OhDuhEh]

Gotta love these guys for doing this even when the relations between russia and finland were really sensitive ! These kinds of things prevent wars I'm telling you ! All this happened 11 days after my third birthday. Oh what I would give to be there~

[lavish88]

I was there!

[MsMranyway]

those were the days....

[MSGodess]

I have to learn this song for my Russian class... but in russian... The English version isn't really helping but... I love their hair.

[narmolania]

MATO VALTONEN!!!!! I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABIES!!!!

[mambro21st]

So they're Finns - good on them.

To RESPECT Lenningrad - thats alright by me.

We're al brothers & sisters under the sun!

[Schachlil]

i love this video!!

[Ukrainsky51]

sad thats not in russian .. :S

[fouyuck47]

this is finnish but not the end :)

[Jesteria78]

If you know the history of Finland, this is still amazing.

[KalleJularbo]

@Jesteria78 : Absolutely. Most finns dont appreciate russians.

[mrvainnn]

1993 was amazing year. So was the entire early 90's. Miss that time !

[footbalns]

Amazing ! Greetings from Serbia

[ostjak]

One of the few good things to come out of the Soviet Union. Red Army Choir is just amazing.

[MsSarjen]

@ostjak Best choir there is. You can say whatever you want about the Soviet Union, but this choir couldn't have been better!

[linden1177]

They has a old band to Sleepy Sleepers but they singing on Finnish There

[spinoglu]

I love the choir! It's amazing!

[almostavgjoe]

@Heliotypon... try to not have such a closed mind. Think of how many people who've never heard of the Red Army Choir who now witness how good they are. Not to mention the goodwill this type of event generated post glasnost when some were suspicious of the Russian motives. PLUS, the same people are exposed to "Dorogoi dlinnoyu, The Long Road", and the English version written by Gene Raskin. A LOT of good came out of events just like this.

[MsSarjen]

@almostavgjoe Yeah... Also consider the relationhip between Finland and Soviet was always somewhat strained - so a post glasnost event like this had alot of importance, the countries met as friends.

[mymyn69]

The Alexandrov Ensemble soloists are Eduard Labkovsky in "Those were the days" and Valery Gavva in "Black Eyes".

Солисты Ансамбля им. Александрова: Эдуард Лабковский в "Дорогою длинною" и Валерий Гавва в "Очи чёрные".

Greetings from France!

[Heliotypon]

It is a shame for the glorious red army to be part of this ridiculous "performance", with the ludicrous Lenningrad Cowboys jumping around like apes! Shame!

[Vesmoilija]

@Heliotypon Shut up APE!

[HaparandaSweden]

they sign one of the best russian song in english and with idiot clauns leningrad cowboys..... alexandr choir is not the same what befoure....

[grimofhell]

2:13 that's an American flag right there in the crowed!! xD

[SgtZippzapp]

@grimofhell you dont have to be russian to listen to go to a concert of them

[themetroidprime]

The only good thing of communism !

[fredericosousa]

Silvio Santos theme song. Silvio rules!

[sandrik100]

This is the feast of the music excellent. Bravo guys!!!

[quedevez]

PQP FUCKIN' AWESOME

[Henrit]

King is still alvie?

[onasykie2]

Me thinks this is awesome...Great Musico!!!!

[mrvainnn]

those guys are crazy :))))))))))

[peticco]

Thank you very many!!!

[dathomas1243]

FUCKING AWESOME!!!

[jastrzab1283]

muzyka Ok. mielec. Poland

[Shufei]

Frakin' epic performance. This is why I love Finland... Rakastan Suomi...

[iita12]

yeah...these guys are Finns. poijat tekee meidät ylpeiks :P

[Actrimel]

this song has so true lyrics!! those were the days my friend!!

[fidanza1905]

yarragımı yeeeeeeeeeee fenerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr , yarragımı yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee fenerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......ad­amlar ne guzel soylemıs:)

[rockgor]

The Limeliters recorded Those Were The

Days about 4 or 5 decades ago. The song always makes me think of college days.

Sorta like gaudeamus igitur which you can

also hear on Youtube.

[TheUnordinaryMan]

as good if not better in some ways than Turisas'

[04279]

I wonder, why they wrote about "Those were the days" "trad./Raskin". It's not a traditional folksong (trad.), it was written by Boris Fomin (music) and Konstantin Podrevskiy (russian lyrics) and Gene Raskin only wrote the new english lyrics. Why is he always named as the composer (sometimes even as a copyright owner)?

But anyway: It's an awesome performance, wish I could see the Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Choir live on stage.

[nokaut456]

hermoso ! linda cancion muestra el alma del pueblo ruso

[greaguy92]

which year was this?

[ca3a]

1993

[lizzieby]

That's too bad that Marjaranta left the band many years ago.. His voice suits great with this song ;O

I just love it.

Kyllä me suomalaiset osataan! ;>

[searats20]

AMAZING! Awesome show!! Long live the Leningrag Cowboys!!!

And Ochi Chernye...my favourite! Very well done!

[lizzieby]

omg i love this <3

[Zrudzer]

ALL HAIL FINNISH MUSIC INDUSTRY !!!

[Jacus1963]

Russian Big Man- playback ok. :-))))

[kolocedo]

hahahaha,very many!!!!

[sacristan80]

que buenaza musica

[yrinaaaa]

very very very very beautiful

foarte foarte foarte foarte frumos

[iavorpatril]

Fantastico show

[stefanmunteanums]

deosebit inedit mare spectacol

[ftjax]

Crazy Baby !!!!!

[tuj38suf]

fenomenalno!!!

[pakun200]

soy de peru pero siempre he admirado el folclore ruso pero estafusion es lo maximo.

[AHS3X7]

Best of the best. Keep 'em coming. ThanQ :)

Лучшие из лучших. Храните 'Em ближайшие. ThanQ:)

[andronik85]

odlicno je!!!

[1942tj]

thanks for the post.

[Siberian4]

The lead singers got a great voice!

[GenericGene]

This show is fantastic - great post

[Thedutchjelle]

I wonder why they say it's the last song when they're going to do like 5 more ~_~'

[puki2002]

those guys are finns

[PatrickNowSays]

And Russians.

[ThreeBottlesOfBeer]

what a disgrace for russian culture.... i really hope those clowns are not russian

[LordKivlov]

Read the info attached to the video you moron Bottles.

[valentiks]

Molto bello canzone. Thanks Russian Red Army.

[Francisco81a]

Great song, the last one...

[orangepeelalien]

theyre not russian... as far as i understand they make mockery of russian-finnish ties, which have been tense. and to some part, make mockery of russians perhaps. but now that the cold war is over, they are instead a bonding force. I mean, look at their version of pretty fly for a white guy, if that's not an icebreaker to tense ties, nothing is. also, in finland, russians are not often regarded in the best of ways... I find it courageous that they dare to encourage acceptance and cooperation.

[myllis80]

orangepeelalien: A really good post. You've gotten the essence of what these guys are all about.

p.s. The song rocks, too. :)

[paucceri]

Who the hell would want to pretend to be a russian?

[Comrade1919]

Better than being American me thinks.

[paucceri]

I've met a massive number of hospitable+generous americans. can't say the same about the russians i've met. for me, it's clear-cut.

[04279]

@paucceri Who knows, what kind of russians you met ;-)

[subculturalgirl89]

i agree with you Comrade1919

[FlyntStormhammer]

@Comrade1919 You mother doesn't think so...

[8834b]

@Comrade1919 No. But mighty damn good for everyone on earth...!!